https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Greek court on Monday cleared three Spaniards and two Danes of trying to help illegal migrants enter Greece through the island of Lesbos while taking part in Aegean rescue missions. https://www.thelocal.es/20180508/rescuers-from-denmark-and-spain-cleared-of-human-trafficking-by-greek-court Tue, 08 May 2018 10:42:18 +0200 rescuers-from-denmark-and-spain-cleared-of-human-trafficking-by-greek-court Spain on Friday threatened to block the latest bailout disbursement to Greece, angry that Athens failed to drop a legal case against European experts who had worked on the Greek privatization programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20170616/spain-threatens-to-block-greece-bailout-payment Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:38:24 +0200 spain-threatens-to-block-greece-bailout-payment Spanish officials are hoping to bring the seven-year-old boy to Spain where he could finally find the medical care he needs. https://www.thelocal.es/20160506/spain-fights-to-take-in-refugee-boy-with-cerebral-palsy Fri, 06 May 2016 11:56:55 +0200 spain-fights-to-take-in-refugee-boy-with-cerebral-palsy Spanish lawmakers overwhelming approved Greece's third bailout package on Tuesday following a debate in parliament which the ruling party used to defend its economic record ahead of a year-end general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20150818/spanish-parliament-to-approve-new-greece-bailout Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:41:03 +0200 spanish-parliament-to-approve-new-greece-bailout Eurozone finance ministers approved on Friday a third bailout worth up to €86 billion to keep Greece in the single currency in return for an unprecedented package of reforms that Athens had previously rejected. https://www.thelocal.es/20150815/eurozone-approves-greek-bailout-in-return-for-far-reaching-reforms Sat, 15 Aug 2015 11:38:23 +0200 eurozone-approves-greek-bailout-in-return-for-far-reaching-reforms Spain could become like Greece if the same austerity policies are imposed on the country, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said in an interview published Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150802/varoufakis-warns-spain-could-become-greece Sun, 02 Aug 2015 13:51:11 +0200 varoufakis-warns-spain-could-become-greece Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday he will submit the eurozone deal on Greece's debts to parliament to ensure support for his country's multi-billion-euro contribution. https://www.thelocal.es/20150715/spain-pm-to-submit-greek-debt-deal-to-parliament Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:06:14 +0200 spain-pm-to-submit-greek-debt-deal-to-parliament Greece's Prime Minister said Europe "can change" if "forces similar to Syriza" win in the upcoming Spanish elections, while Podemos distanced itself on Tuesday from its Greek ally. https://www.thelocal.es/20150715/tsipras-says-europe-can-change-if-podemos-win Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:33:23 +0200 tsipras-says-europe-can-change-if-podemos-win Spain’s Podemos have led the criticism of European powers, accusing them of staging a "coup d'Etat" against Greece and popularizing the Twitter hashtag #ThisIsACoup. https://www.thelocal.es/20150714/podemos-leads-criticism-of-greek-deal Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:31:24 +0200 podemos-leads-criticism-of-greek-deal A regional deputy of Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos on Monday branded Greece's deal with eurozone creditors a "financial coup d'Etat" against Athens and the governing Syriza party, allies of Podemos. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/podemos-slams-greek-deal-as-financial-coup Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:31:03 +0200 podemos-slams-greek-deal-as-financial-coup UPDATE: Eurozone leaders have reached a deal in Brussels after an all-night negotiation to establish preconditions for a new financial aid programme for Greece. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:26:49 +0200 euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, denied on Monday that this weekend’s meeting of Eurozone leaders had been "revenge" against Greece for calling a referendum. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/rajoy-denies-eurozone-meeting-was-revenge-against-greece Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:49:24 +0200 rajoy-denies-eurozone-meeting-was-revenge-against-greece Greece on Sunday faced a final EU summit to clinch a deal that would stop Athens crashing out of the euro after divided eurozone ministers halted "very difficult" talks on a new bailout overnight. https://www.thelocal.es/20150712/greece-faces-d-day-as-bailout-talks-resume Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:57:34 +0200 greece-faces-d-day-as-bailout-talks-resume A video of left-wing Greek leader Alexis Tsipras snubbing his Spanish left-wing counterpart Pablo Iglesias has gone viral on social media. https://www.thelocal.es/20150709/video-tsipras-dissing-podemos-leader-goes-viral Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:24:55 +0200 video-tsipras-dissing-podemos-leader-goes-viral Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy welcomed on Wednesday what he said was a "positive" change in tone from Greece, which has pledged to make "credible" reforms to obtain a new bailout deal. https://www.thelocal.es/20150708/rajoy-welcomes-positive-change-in-greek-tone Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:45:17 +0200 rajoy-welcomes-positive-change-in-greek-tone There are intriguing political parallels between the two nations ahead of a year-end general election in Spain, where the ruling conservatives are pointing to Syriza's difficulties to discredit its Spanish ally Podemos. https://www.thelocal.es/20150708/madrids-mantra-spain-is-not-greece Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:30:28 +0200 madrids-mantra-spain-is-not-greece Spain's conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Monday said he backed aid for Greece but not without "responsibility" and reforms on Athens' part, a day after Greeks voted decisively against more austerity in a referendum. https://www.thelocal.es/20150707/rajoy-backs-responsible-aid-to-greece Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:25:10 +0200 rajoy-backs-responsible-aid-to-greece Spain is open to negotiating a new bailout for Greece after Greek voters rejected creditors' austerity demands in a weekend referendum, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150706/minister-spain-open-to-negotiating-with-greece Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:45:56 +0200 minister-spain-open-to-negotiating-with-greece The leader of Spain's leftist Podemos party on Sunday hailed results from Greece's referendum showing voters decisively rejecting creditors' bailout terms as a victory for democracy. https://www.thelocal.es/20150706/democracy-the-winner-in-greece-spains-podemos Mon, 06 Jul 2015 10:32:06 +0200 democracy-the-winner-in-greece-spains-podemos Six Spanish leftist parties and platforms have backed a "No" vote in Sunday's Greek referendum on its bailout terms. https://www.thelocal.es/20150704/leftist-spanish-parties-back-no-vote-in-greek-referendum Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:37:12 +0200 leftist-spanish-parties-back-no-vote-in-greek-referendum